Oregon House Bill 4001 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-03 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires Environmental Quality Commission to adopt by rule program that places cap on greenhouse gas emissions and that provides market-based mechanism for covered entities to demonstrate compliance. Establishes program advisory committee. Declares legislative purposes of program and related investments of moneys received as proceeds under market-based compliance mechanism. Establishes certain statutory funds in State Treasury. Requires certain moneys received as proceeds under market-based compliance mechanism to be deposited in certain funds. Requires certain uses of moneys deposited in funds. Requires program advisory committee to submit biennial report to Governor and Legislative Assembly each even-numbered year. Requires Governor to consider investment and expenditures recommendations in biennial report during preparation of Governor's budget. Makes all provisions related to program adopted by commission and distribution of proceeds operative January 1, 2021. Authorizes commission and certain other agencies to adopt rules prior to operative date. Repeals greenhouse gas emissions goals and requires commission to adopt by rule statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal for 2025 and limits for years 2035 and 2050. Defines "greenhouse gas" for air pollution laws. Establishes Joint Legislative Committee on Climate. Modifies registration and greenhouse gas reporting requirements for certain persons. Makes provisions related to Joint Legislative Committee on Climate, greenhouse gas definition, emissions limits and registration and reporting operative January 1, 2019. Requires certain persons to pay annual program development fee to Department of Environmental Quality. Becomes operative July 1, 2019. Sunsets January 2, 2021. Provides for expedited review of Act by Supreme Court upon petition by adversely affected party. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to greenhouse gas emissions; declaring an emergency.

Rep. Ken Helm [D]	Sen. Michael Dembrow [D]	Sen. Leslee Beyer [D]	Rep. Diego Hernandez [D]
Rep. Pam Marsh [D]	Rep. Jennifer Williamson [D]	Rep. Philip Barnhart [D]	Rep. Julianne Fahey [D]
Sen. Chris Gorsek [D]	Rep. Mitch Greenlick [D]	Rep. Paul Holvey [D]	Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer [D]
Rep. Tina Kotek [D]	Rep. John Lively [D]	Rep. Sheri Malstrom Schouten [D]	Rep. Susan McLain [D]
Rep. Robert Nosse [D]	Rep. Carla Piluso [D]	Rep. Karin Power [D]	Rep. Dan Rayfield [D]
Rep. Jeff Reardon [D]	Rep. Andrea Salinas [D]	Rep. Tawna Sanchez [D]	Rep. Barbara Warner [D]
Sen. Janeen Sollman [D]	Sen. Lew Frederick [D]	Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin [D]	Sen. James Manning [D]
Sen. Rod Monroe [D]	Sen. Floyd Prozanski [D]	Sen. Charles Riley [D]	Sen. Kathleen Taylor [D]

2018-02-14 - House - House Committee Do pass. Refer to Rules, then to Ways and Means by prior reference (Y: 5 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-03	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2018-02-22	House	Public Hearing held.
2018-02-20	House	Work Session held.
2018-02-16	House	Referred to Rules by order of Speaker and then Ways and Means by prior reference.
2018-02-16	House	Recommendation: Do pass, be referred to Rules, and then referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
2018-02-14	House	Work Session held.
2018-02-07	House	Public Hearing held.
2018-02-05	House	Informational Meeting scheduled.
2018-02-05	House	Referred to Energy and Environment with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
2018-02-05	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2018-01-22	House	Presession Released to the Public.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2018R1/Measures/Overview/HB4001
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2018R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB4001/Introduced
Roll Call	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2018R1/CommitteeReports/MajorityReport/27190